2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, April 2024

Arena-Blue Ridge

Arena-Blue Ridge Overall Area Policies

Policy AP-AB 5 Wetland Protection

Minimize encroachment and development impacts on sensitive wetlands in the study area.

Policy AP-AB 1 Complete Streets and Network Connectivity Implement Complete Streets guidelines in the study area to tailor road functionality to contexts and users. Improve transportation network connectivity by creating additional street connections and linking greenway, bicycle, and pedestrian paths.

Policy AP-AB 6 District Identity

Promote identities of districts in study area by developing branding and theming materials and programming. Include district identity as guidance in the review of rezoning petitions and development applications.

Policy AP-AB 2 Thoroughfare Crossings Encourage connections between districts in the study area through motor vehicle, bicycle, and

Policy AP-AB 7 Mixed-Use Development Intensities

Encourage mixed-use developments that serve visitors as well as residents. Enable greater land use intensity near transit corridors and regional attractions.

pedestrian crossings of thoroughfares like Wade Ave and Blue Ridge Rd. Consider creative solutions like underpasses and pedestrian bridges.

Policy AP-AB 8 Chapel Hill Road Design

Policy AP-AB 3 Transit Support

The design of Chapel Hill Road should take on a boulevard character in the vicinity of any future transit stations, where transit-oriented development is encouraged.

Facilitate access and travel within the study area by providing a North/South transit circulator with linkage to GoRaleigh and GoTriangle routes. Destinations to be connected include Crabtree Valley Mall, institutions along Blue Ridge Road, the stadium/arena area, and Hillsborough Street.

Policy AP-AB 9 Parking Lot Siting

No large parking lots should be sited in front of the buildings or along the streets, unless heavily buffered.

Policy AP-AB 4 Recreational Trails

Enhance the functionality and quality of recreational trails by producing district-specific programming, installing cohesive public art, and improving trails infrastructure. Increase and maintain linkages between activity nodes and natural features via bicycle and pedestrian trails.

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